Internal and external evaluations are important if you want an overview of what is going on within and outside your business. This post will deal exclusively with external factors and the strategies marketeers use to judge; competition, future strategy development and the supply chain. The external environment doesn’t tend to have an immediate effect onContinue reading “How to analyse your External Environment like a Marketeer!”
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What is a Customer Journey and How Can You use it to benefit Your Business?
Customer journey is quite simply a map of every stage the consumer goes through when dealing with your brand or business. These are referred to as “touchpoints” every instance your brand or business has any interaction with the consumer. Including both online and offline, every exposure to the brand must be included to give anContinue reading “What is a Customer Journey and How Can You use it to benefit Your Business?”
Easy ways to harmonize an offline and online marketing strategy
Why do you need to harmonize your offline and online strategy aren’t they two different things? No, when planning your marketing strategy you should always think of the overall brand and marketing message. If you want a good strategy you have to think of the bigger picture which more often than not is both onlineContinue reading “Easy ways to harmonize an offline and online marketing strategy”
Things to consider when turning a Business into a Brand
If you have made the jump and created something from nothing, firstly congratulations! With only 45.4% to 51% surviving the five year mark* the hard work is definitely not over. A way to cement your business in the market place is by branding, you should consider your business as an identity. It’s; name, logo, sloganContinue reading “Things to consider when turning a Business into a Brand”
The basics of Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
Segmentation, targeting and positioning is a three tier strategy used by marketeers across the world. This framework is mainly used for market segmentation and is useful for brands when developing new products or creating an entirely new brand. Segmentation This first stage requires businesses to in essence ‘profile’ people into; Behavioural, Psychological and Geographical segments.Continue reading “The basics of Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning”
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